Maggies House

Maggie’s House


Pauletta Red Willow founded and is Director of Maggie’s House a facility providing help for youth that have aged out of the foster care system. Their mission: “It is the goal of Maggie’s House to provide a safe and stable environment enriched with culturally appropriate and evidence based services to youth aging out of foster care, trafficked, homeless, parenting teens, and young adults ages 17-21”. 

The home is in the former Cangleska building which was the original domestic abuse shelter on PRR. She refurbished the building with grant money and they can serve up to 12 clients. There are 3 employees, one teaches Lakota culture in the hopes clients will return to practicing their Lakota traditions and values. Pauletta was in charge of the tribal foster teen youth center that served teens aged 13-17 in the town of Pine Ridge for 10 years. She works on Standing Rock Reservation and also teaches at Oglala Lakota College (OLC).  She helps find missing and murdered Native American women through her work. She felt there was a need for this new age group because so many were homeless and/or have struggled with alcohol and drug addiction.  Maggie’s House had to temporarily close due to Covid but have continued to help clients with food, toiletries and other needs using funds from the CARES program. 

Maggie’s House needs updates to the building which will be funded through grants but they need some new beds, mattresses, bedding, towels and probably many other things but we are starting with just a few of their needs. We will post a list of needs when they reopen and begin serving youth again. 

Maggie’s House

15 Wasuya Ave.

Kyle, SD 57752